Maya Burhanpurkar Explained

Maya Burhanpurkar
Birth Place:Orillia, Ontario, Canada

Maya Burhanpurkar (born February 14, 1999) is a Canadian researcher.

Personal life

Burhanpurkar was born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada and completed high school in 2016 at Barrie North Collegiate Institute.[1] She was an undergraduate majoring in physics at Harvard College. She has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship to study Computer Science and the Philosophy of Physics at Oxford University.[2]

Career

At the age of 10, Burhanpurkar built a microbiology lab in her family basement and began conducting scientific experiments after volunteering in a hospital in India.[3] [4] Two years later, she developed an intelligent-antibiotic which selectively kills pathogenic bacteria such as E-coli but preserves intestinal microbiota.[5]

When she was 13, she received the Platinum Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair for her work on the cardiac and gastrointestinal safety of two Alzheimer's drugs.[6] [7] Burhanpurkar was inspired to study the safety of Alzheimer’s drugs after the death of her grandfather from Alzheimer’s disease.[8] [9]

At the age of 14, Burhanpurkar conducted fundamental physics research for which she was again awarded the Platinum Award at the Canada-Wide Science fair.[10] She made the first physical detection of absement with a team in Steve Mann’s lab, competed at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair,[11] and was selected as a regional finalist for the 2013 Google Science Fair.[12] [13]

She filmed a documentary on the effects of climate change on Inuit communities featuring Chris Hadfield and Margaret Atwood after an expedition to the Arctic which received the international Gloria Barron prize.[14] [15] [16] [17]

In 2013, Burhanpurkar was named one of Canada's Top 20 Under 20.[18] She was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)[19] and was the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year (2010).[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A conversation with Maya. Barrie Examiner. 2016-05-24.
  2. Web site: A chance to focus on an academic passion at Oxford. 2022-04-22. 2021-11-24. Manisha. Aggarwal-Schifellite. Nikki. Rojas. The Harvard Gazette.
  3. Web site: YouthSpark Star Maya: The Underage Scientist. Microsoft Philanthropies. 2016-05-24.
  4. Web site: SOI Alumna Maya Burhanpurkar receives 2013 'Top 20 Under 20' Award - Students on Ice. 2013-06-12. Students on Ice. en-US. 2016-05-24.
  5. Web site: 8 Young Women Innovators In Search Of The Best Way To Help Others Care2 Causes. www.care2.com. 2016-05-24.
  6. News: Ross. Sara. Girl's project turns heads. 3 January 2013. The barrie examiner.. May 21, 2012.
  7. News: students win national awards. 3 January 2013. msn news. May 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524044637/http://news.ca.msn.com/ontario/barrie/students-win-national-awards. 24 May 2014. dead.
  8. News: Bapat. Nikhil. Pune girl making waves in Canada. https://archive.today/20130219093349/http://72.78.249.187/SakaalTimesBeta/20120730/5032476326859420363.htm. dead. February 19, 2013. 3 January 2013. Sakaal Times. July 30, 2012.
  9. News: Talk of the town: Child science prodigy. 3 January 2013. The Indian Express.. Jul 30, 2012.
  10. "https://secure.youthscience.ca/virtualcwsf/projectdetailspdf.php?id=3805"
  11. Bell, Roberta (March 26, 2013). "Maya vs Newton: 14-year-old from Oro-Medonte sets her sights on Isaac Newton's theories." Orillia Packet & Times.
  12. Winton-Sarvis, Gisele (June 25, 2013). "14-year-old from Oro-Medonte named Google Science Fair regional finalist." Orillia Packet & Times.
  13. Web site: Ontario girl, 14, wins spot at international science fair for validating one of Isaac Newton’s key laws of physics. Toronto Sun. 2016-05-24.
  14. Web site: Accolades piling up for local teen . Orillia Packet and Times. 2017-05-25.
  15. Web site: Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film. Popular Science. 2017-05-25.
  16. Web site: Canada's Smartest Person. www.cbc.ca. 2016-05-24.
  17. Web site: Maya Burhanpurkar. 2016-01-25. BresciaLEAD. en-US. 2016-05-24.
  18. Web site: Teen wins Top 20 Under 20 award. www.simcoe.com. 2016-05-24.
  19. Web site: Young Diamond Jubilee winner. Bell. Roberta. Orillia Packet. October 29, 2012. Barrie Examiner. 5 January 2013.
  20. Web site: Orillia-born Maya Burhanpurkar recognized by province. Orillia Packet and Times. 2017-05-26.

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